I've Seen Like Two Other World Machines As Tv Heads Recently, You Might Be A Trendsetter

"[Projecting my period cramps onto my Player.]" The World Machine says, stabbing a wire into my back and shocking me

The canon ever

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ok I keep seeing takes that shadow of the erdtree fumbled the hornsent because they made them too unlikeable and unsympathetic and enabled all those “total hornsent death” weirdos but I wholeheartedly believe that the writers have been portraying the hornsent sympathetically from the very beginning. like just because the story spends time on the darker aspects of hornsent society doesn’t mean that it’s arguing that Marika and Messmer were in the right? in fact I think it’s pretty obviously arguing the opposite? 

some of the first sights you’ll see in the Shadow Lands are the scorched ruins, which are surrounded by hornsent grave markers — wooden stakes each with a horn affixed to it, horns being seen as sacred objects in hornsent society. the victims’ shades (by the look of them, ordinary people; farmers, merchants, and laborers) can be found wandering around the Shadow Lands and are often non-hostile; they can be found kneeling, weeping, stacking small stones, or clasping their hands in silent prayer.

there’s a courtyard in Belurat completely filled with hornsent graves, and it’s also the place where Queelign invades you… the sheer number of graves here is horribly sad, and the fact that Queelign attacks here even after all those people were killed honestly makes him seem like an absolute monster

just look at this menace. knocking over the graves of the people he murdered. shame on you Queelign

further into Belurat there’s a very small, missable room where you can pick up the Dried Bouquet talisman: 

“A quaint bouquet of dried flowers, offered to a small grave. Raises attack power when a spirit you have summoned dies. The sorrow that flows from the untimely demise of a loved one is a tenderness shared by all, regardless of birthplace.” 

this description is pretty directly saying like, “hey, these people are human beings just like you who grieved the loved ones they lost, who couldn’t sympathize with that?”

my personal favorite examples here are the scorpion stews, which are given to you by Hornsent Grandam after defeating Divine Beast and wearing its head: 

Scorpion Stew: “Scorpion simmered in a black soup. Traditional meal of the hornsent. Boosts physical damage negation temporarily and gradually restores HP. Once made with love by a certain elderly woman for the family table. Having long gone cold, this soup gives off a rank, sour smell.” 

Gourmet Scorpion Stew: “Scorpion simmered in a black soup. An exquisite dish chock-full of mouth-watering scorpion claws. Boosts physical damage negation temporarily and gradually restores a great amount of HP. The thoughts and feelings of the cook melt and blend into the stew, but those who can distinguish the taste of love are few and far between. "Partake, partake, until thou art sated.”” 

how can you claim that the hornsent are dehumanized when grandma literally cooks you a traditional hornsent meal made with love!!! how heartbreakingly sweet is that!!! especially with the dialogue you get from Hornsent if you share the stew with him:

“What’s this? Do you think me in need of alms? Ah… but this dish. Tis fare o’ the tower. I remember fondly this kin-clad scent. …Brings back memories I’d all but forgot. This, by my troth, is but a dismal copy. Indeed, I think it rather plain to see… things once broken can never be the same.”

we’re presented with the image of a delicious traditional meal that hornsent families used to cook and eat together, and then we remember, Hornsent Grandam is all alone, she has no one but us to cook stew for, and Hornsent has no family anymore to share his stew with. 

before wrapping this up I want to mention Leda’s dialogue about the hornsent because I think it describes the situation pretty well (surprisingly well maybe, given what she’s like): 

“Long ago, Queen Marika commanded Sir Messmer to purge the tower folk. A cleansing by fire. It’s no wonder the hornsent holds the Erdtree in contempt. That aside, man is by nature a creature of conquest. And in this regard, the tower folk are no different. They were never saints. They just happened to be on the losing side of a war. But it’s still a wretched shame.”

the hornsent were not a perfect society. far from it. but no society is perfect, and the hornsent need not have all been saints for what happened to them to have been wrong. no person has the right to act as judge, jury, and executioner for an entire civilization of human beings. if people want to take the very worst of hornsent society as representative of their entire population and argue that every single one of them deserved to die then I’m afraid that’s their problem, because the game absolutely does not agree with them

I don’t think people in the OneShot fandom are aware of The World Machine’s potential for body horror when it comes to their little hologram projection ability.

silly old faith symbol headcanon

i really like this old faith flooring! it has exactly four moon phases, i hc each one of them represent one of the bishops :)

that would leave narinder out, but that's the fun part...

in the heretic pack, there is also this sun symbol that isn't included in the flooring! to me it'd represent narinder. it'd be something like:

leshy, heket, kallamar, shamura - they're represented by the phases of the moon because that's how their domains are: ever-changing!

narinder - represented by the sun because the moon can't shine without it (that is, there is no reason to fear chaos, famine, pestilence, or war without death). plus, the sun is always the same

this is one of my personal fav headcanons, and i'm rlly glad to share it! if i'd include narinder on the flooring, i'd do something like

need more vessel content

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Mobile. Glowing Star and Comet for Gilbert!

🌟 GLOWING STAR - what do they think about when they look at the night sky? is there someone they want to star gaze with?

Gilbert thinks about fate. Why has he fallen ill, why is this happening to Yharnam, is the Good Hunter destined to be here by the stars? Is everyone’s lives predetermined?

☄️ COMET - what do people assume about them? are they right?

People assume that Gilbert is an almost completely introverted shut in.

…it’s more like Yharnamites in general kinda suck and Gilbert will only converse with fellow outsiders. Still, Gilbert is relatively introverted.

Lmao since apparently Gehrman can make clothes too and not just weapons imagine like, initially HE makes the clothes for other Old Hunters but they ALL are styled like Doll's clothes cutesy shit like

Healing Church hunters walk on the Gehrman's hunters and see like, Henryk and Valtr and Djura n all sitting at the table having a tea party all in adorable clothes with frills and bows dsfsdfhshfjd

- Hey are you guys SURE this is going to be practical for the hunt

- Shut up and just admit you don't understand what style is!

- ...You should ask Ludwig to design the hunting attire instead

(inb4 Ludwig also walks out looking like a princess too like hey did someone call me :D)